Brighton have released midfielder Nzuzi Toko after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

The 24-year-old DR Congo international has only made one appearance for the Seagulls since joining the Championship club on a three-year deal last summer.

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Blackburn will not be pressured into selling top-scorer Rudy Gestede, 26, after they turned down an initial offer from Crystal Palace believed to be £3.5m, reports the Lancashire Evening Telegraph., external

Forwards: Dave Attwood (Bath), Calum Clark (Northampton), Dan Cole (Leicester), Alex Corbisiero (Northampton), Nick Easter (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), James Haskell (Wasps), Graham Kitchener (Leicester), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Geoff Parling (Leicester), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, captain), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), David Wilson (Bath), Tom Wood (Northampton), Tom Youngs (Leicester)

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Backs: Brad Barritt (Saracens), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Luther Burrell (Northampton), Danny Care (Harlequins), Danny Cipriani (Sale), Kyle Eastmond (Bath), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Jonny May (Gloucester), Stephen Myler (Northampton), Jack Nowell (Exeter), Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester), Anthony Watson (Bath), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens), Ben Youngs (Leicester)

Danny Cipriani and Nick Easter are named in Stuart Lancaster's England training squad for the opening game of the Six Nations against Wales on 6 February.

BBC World Service's Alex South at Afcon: "I've just spoken to a World Health Organisation worker doing the Ebola screening before Tuesday's Group D matches. She says at around 6pm locally between the first and second game there were isolated incidents of fighting between police and fans.

"She says she was scared and had to come inside the gates to carry out the checks for Ebola. The police once again used tasers and cattle prods to stop the fighting.

"It is a recurring theme at this tournament."

We're asking for your favourite forward lines. This does not need to be merely a pairing, we want the widemen and playmakers too. Keep them coming in to #bbcsportsday and the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Josh Brannan:, external Sturridge, Suarez and Sterling had 61 goals between them in the 2013-2014.

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Charlie Gill:, external Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez best attack the Premier League ever had and won the Champions League as well.

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The Daily Telegraph's Henry Winter was at Anfield last night to witness a thrilling 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Chelsea and he writes: "It would neither have flattered Liverpool nor been a misleading scoreline had Chelsea returned south trailing at the halfway stage of this thrilling semi-final.

"Liverpool were so good in the second half, storming towards the Kop, their movement spiced by the running of the effervescent Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho."

Aldershot Town have relieved manager Andy Scott and his assistant Terry Bullivant of first-team duties.

The Shots have only won one of their past nine league games and are currently six points above the Conference relegation zone.

Aldershot captain Chris Barker will take caretaker charge until a new manager is appointed.

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Rising star Eugenie Bouchard has demolished Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens 6-0, 6-3 to power into the Australian Open third round as she hunts for a maiden Grand Slam title.

Rafael Nadal meanwhile continues to be locked in a titanic struggle with American Tim Smyczek. It's one set each and 6-5 Smyczek in a third set which has so far lasted 70 minutes.

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In his latest BBC Sport column, Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Matt Bloomfield takes issue with the notion that a manager could ever "lose a dressing room".

He writes: "I can categorically say that I have never known, or heard, about a situation where a squad of players would deliberately not try their best to win games for a manager.

"I have never experienced players getting together and saying they need to get a manager out, just because they would have a better chance of success under a new one.

"How would a player know who the new manager would be? How would they know whether a new manager would want them to be part of his plans?"

We're asking for your greatest strikeforce of all-time. Please keep the coming in to #bbcsportsday and the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Humphrey:, external Paul Mariner, Eric Gates and Alan Brazil for the mighty Ipswich - ably assisted by John Wark.

Adam:, external Manchester United '99, Cole and Yorke with Teddy and Ole.

Formula 1's long-awaited return to South Africa has taken a step closer to coming to fruition.

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone confirmed last month he was "in the middle of trying to do something in South Africa", with the race last on the calendar in 1993.

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In an interview with PA today, Ecclestone added: "I've been looking to go back to South Africa for a long time, and now we have a good chance.

"They're getting on with it. We're hoping to be back in 2016, but we will have a look and see. We'll see how we get on."

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The new Williams FW37 is unveiled on Twitter., external It's the first 2015 Formula 1 car to be revealed.

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Metro, external: Barcelona midfielder Xavi wants the Spanish giants to sign fellow Spaniards, Man City's David Silva and Santi Cazorla from Arsenal. "There is some great Spanish football talent around," said Xavi. "Who would I sign for Barcelona? [David] Silva and Cazorla."

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And in the Daily Mirror, external there is Theo Walcott on why he thinks the current Arsenal attack could be the best in the club's history.

Australia's National Rugby League has apologised after asking players for their favourite swear words in profiles pieces on its official website.

New Zealand star Shaun Johnson, Newcastle Knights skipper Kurt Gidley and Brisbane Broncos forward Sam Thaiday were among those asked. The profiles have been removed from the NRL website.

"This question was inappropriate, and the responses should not have been published," read a statement.

"We accept responsibility and removed the articles yesterday. Signed - NRL.com Editorial Team."

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The Guardian, external: England midfielder James Milner, 29, could leave Manchester City and join an Italian or Spanish club as contract talks stall. But either Arsenal or Liverpool remain Milner's most likely destination if he decides to leave the Etihad.

It's getting interesting in Australia.

Rafael Nadal has been pegged back by American Tim Smyczek. After racing through the first set in routine fashion 6-2, Nadal lost the second set 6-3 and has just been broken at the start of the third set.

The Spaniard may be feeling the effects of his long injury lay-off at the back end of last year, and now faces an uphill task to stay in the tournament.

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Let's havea quick gander at some of the papers, beginning with The Times. It leads with Liverpool's 1-1 League Cup semi-final draw with Chelsea, focusing on a series of saves by Thibaut Courtois which prevented Liverpool from scoring a second.

Theo Walcott's claims are the topic for our debate today.

We want to know what is your club's best strike-force of all time? United fans might go for Best and Law, Tottenham fans Sheringham and Klinsmann, or, if you're a Bury supporter like me, Craig Madden and Wayne Entwistle (circa 1983, took Gigg Lane by storm, now those were the days...)

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Whatever your choice, we want to know - and tell us why.

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